I wish to discuss the decisions that go into making your hockey pool team a successful one. If these decisions are not made correctly, they can lead you to a lot of unnecessary stress over the NHL season and you may; God forbid, not enjoy the game anymore. That’s why it’s imperative you follow these rules when making your choices (remembering that this article is partially for humor!)

Flyers fans have been rather quiet since making fun of Leaf fans about new commers with injury problems, Eric Lindros, and Jason Allison, only to learn that their new commers, Derian Hatcher, and Petr Forsberg have gone down with injuries, and now, yet another Flyers is set to have surgery.

Guillaume Latendresse has been turning heads since he first put the Habs jersey on in the rookie camp, leading all players with 6 points in 4 games along with fast skating and bonecrunching hits. He may be a longshot to crack the lineup but so far, the kid looks VERY good….

Oh those were the days seeing Kurri bury passes from 99, or Bossy flying down the wing blowing shots pass goalies, or seeing Guy Lafleur flying hair and all gliding around the ice effortlessly. Those were some of the greatest Right Wingers in the game. But today there is some good ones in their own right. Here is the top 10.

“The 29-year-old, who will earn $3.5 million a season, was already in camp with the Oilers because he had a basic agreement on a one-year deal while his agent Don Meehan and GM Kevin Lowe tried to hammer out something with more term.

The AP has Lemieux on record for saying the Pens will probably lose upwards to 7 million dollars this year for a chance to compete for the cup. He also added that he thinks they will lose even more money next year.